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THE MY RENT IS ALREADY TOO HIGH ISSUE

The Village gets Rents to rise by 3.2 percent
high marks for Neither landlords nor tenants happy with the change
design, visuals
BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD
Daily Press Staff Writer

BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD
Daily Press Staff Writer

CITY HALL In 2004, City Hall began looking
for the right design-build team to complete
its vision of a mixed-use apartment and
retail complex that would integrate seamlessly into the fabric of the wider plan for the
Civic Center.
The complex, overlooking the expanse of
the Pacific Ocean, would lie on municipal
property adjacent to not only the brand new
Palisades Garden Walk Park, but also near
the center of public life itself, City Hall.
After seven years of planning and false
starts because of problems securing financing
during the economic downturn, the public
process began to make that vision a reality.
Last Monday, the Architectural Review
Board had the opportunity to weigh in on
The Village, a 325-unit complex spread
across three addresses on the 1700 block of
Ocean Avenue.
The complex, being developed by Related
Companies, will be split into sites — entitled
A, B and C — each with distinct architecture, colors and materials.
Site A will be comprised of two, six-story
buildings oriented east-west and connected
by a floating glass sky bridge at the fifth floor.
The site will use lighter colors and a
smooth, plaster finish to complement the
nearby City Hall and County Courthouse
buildings to the east, and the bottom level
will gleam with a bit of modernism from the
aluminum-framed retail spaces.
“It’s color-inspired architecture,” said
John Ruble, of architectural firm Moore
Rubel and Yudell (MRY). The company
completed the design on the two marketrate sites of the project, labeled A and C.
Angled walls and stepbacks lessen the
mass of the building, and exterior balconies
and walkways help to make the outside more
visually engaging.
Plans include a mix of stucco, composite
cement and laminated glass panels to provide a “mixture of textures and colors,”
according to the staff report.
With site C, Ruble told board members,
SEE VILLAGE PAGE 10

CITY HALL Tenants of rent-controlled apartments that moved in before Sept. 1, 2010
could see their rents rise by as much as 3.2
percent thanks to a vote of the Rent Control

Board Thursday night that took into account
a new category of expenses in the cost of rent.
The 3-1 vote approved the 3.2 percent
increase, with board member Todd Flora
against. A ruling by the Fair Political Practices
Commission forced Commissioner Robert
Kronovet, a landlord, to recuse himself under

the logic that voting for an increase in rent
would be a conflict of interests.
The board unanimously approved a $52
ceiling on the increase in a separate vote.
That cap is based on a $1,617 per month
SEE RENTS PAGE 8

RELIABLE RELAY

Ray Solano news@smdp.com
Members of the Santa Monica SWAT Team carry the Southern California Special Olympics torch down Pico Boulevard on Thursday afternoon.
Every year law enforcement agencies escort the torch to the games, which will be held this weekend at Cal State Long Beach. The torch relay
helps raise funds for the Special Olympics. Last year about $1.2 million was raised for the games via the run and other fundraisers.

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. Joe Schwartz is a 90year-old great-grandfather of three who
enjoys a few puffs of pot each night before he

crawls into bed in the Southern California
retirement community he calls home.
The World War II veteran smokes the
drug to alleviate debilitating nausea and is
one of about 150 senior citizens on this
sprawling, 18,000-person gated campus who

belongs to a thriving — and controversial —
medical marijuana collective operating here,
in the middle of one of the largest retirement
communities in the United States.
SEE POT PAGE 5

Hope & Unity Awards Gala
Sheraton Delfina
530 Pico Blvd., 6 p.m. — 9 p.m.
Join the Pico Youth & Family Center as it
reflects upon the achievements of local
youth and celebrates the mentors in our
community who positively impact their
lives. For more information about this
gala event, visit www.picoyouth.org.
Paddleboard Race & Ocean
Festival
Santa Monica Pier
All day
Hit the waves for a day of paddleboard
racing by the historic Santa Monica Pier.
The event includes a full-slate of
happenings including races, exhibits
and live music. For more information,
visit pierpaddle.com.
Senior gala
Santa Monica High School
Barnum Hall, 6 p.m.
The Santa Monica High School orchestras will perform in honor of graduating
seniors.
Walk for awareness
Clover Park
2600 Ocean Park Blvd.,
9:30 a.m. — Noon
A 5K walk to raise awareness and
research funding for Smith-Magenis
Syndrome. There are only 600 people in
the world diagnosed with Smith-Magenis
Syndrome, making research funding difficult to obtain. The walk is being organized by three local families with young
children affected by SMS, a rare genetic
disorder caused by a missing piece of
genetic material from chromosome 17.
For more information on SMS, go to:
www.prisms.org. Race fees are $20 for
pre-registered participants and $25 for
race day registration. Fees for children
18 and under are $10 regardless of registration time. Participants
raising $200, $300,
and $500 or more will be
eligible to win prizes.
Get interactive
SMC Bundy Campus
3171 South Bundy Dr.,
10:30 a.m. — Noon
Assemblymembers Julia Brownley, DSanta Monica, and Betsy Butler, D-

Marina Del Rey, will host an interactive
workshop on California’s budget.
Workshop participants will use instant
response, high tech “clickers” provided
by Next 10, an independent, nonpartisan
organization, to select their choices for
balancing state revenues with expenditures. The public is asked to
RSVP to ensure enough seats for everyone interested in attending.
To RSVP call (310) 450-0041 or e-mail
Assemblymember.Brownley@assembly.ca.gov

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Milt Okun memoir
Bergamot Station
Craig Krull Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave.
Building B-3, 6 p.m.
Legendary music producer Milt Okun
is releasing his memoir “Along Cherry
Lane.” Come party with him and
get a copy signed. Okun worked with the
likes of John Denver and
Placido Domingo.

Sunday, June 12, 2011
Art for CLARE
Bergamot Station Arts
2525 Michigan Ave.,
1 p.m. — 4 p.m.
Help CLARE continue with its mission of
helping people get off drugs and alcohol
by attending the fifth annual ART for
CLARE benefit. The day will include an
art auction with works by prominent
artists, and a silent auction with items
ranging from luxury vacations to spa
massages. Price: $25 per ticket. For
more information go to www.clarefoundation.org/arteventpresent.html.
Free screening from conservancy
Main Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd.,
2 p.m. — 5 p.m.
The Santa Monica Conservancy Docent
Council is pleased to present a free
screening of the 90 minute documentary
“Mary Jane Colter: House Made of
Dawn,” with remarks by docent Linda
Black, associate producer of the film.
Colter’s designs in the Grand Canyon
and along the route of Santa Fe Railway
in Arizona, California, and New Mexico
from 1902 to 1948 changed the architectural landscape and influenced architects
throughout the world. For more information go to www.smconservancy.org.

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Ed Foundation awards teacher grants
The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation, which raises funds in support of arts,
academics and athletics in local public schools, will award 24 grants to teachers at 14 different schools for up to $1,000 each, and award one “Super Grant” in the amount of
$4,500 to Olympic High School.
Olympic High School will use the money to purchase a Smart Board for use in
math classes, a critical need since 85 to 90 percent of students there need an
average of two to three math classes to graduate, according to a press release
from the foundation.
The Academic Enrichment Grants are awarded to teachers on an annual basis and provide an opportunity for teachers add innovative programs and classes to their curriculum. Some items to be purchased include high-powered microscopes for fifth graders at
Edison Language Academy; lab materials to study ocean acidification at Malibu High
School; materials to support differentiated learning in special and general education
classes at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School; and physical education equipment for preschool students at Muir Child Development Center.
“I am so thrilled and so honored,” said Kelly Bates, a Spanish teacher at Santa
Monica High School who received a grant for the 2011-12 school year. “I will make
sure that this contributes to a richer educational experience for all [who] pass
through my classroom.”
The foundation was founded in 1982. For more information and ways to donate, go to
www.smmef.org.

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NO PAIN, NO GAIN: Strength and conditioning coach Kermit Cannon (center) puts his Santa
Monica High School students through a series of strength building workouts on Thursday.

Powell receives lifetime achievement award

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Pacific Park’s CEO and general manager
Mary Ann Powell received the Roy E.
Naylor Lifetime Achievement Award
Thursday at the Santa Monica Chamber of
Commerce Installation Dinner held at the
Fairmont Miramar Hotel.
“Mary Ann has and of course will continue to work tirelessly not only to improve
the business community, but Santa Monica
as a whole,” said chamber President and
CEO Laurel Rosen.
Roy E. Naylor was president of Naylor
Paints and an active participant in Santa
Monica service organizations, including the
chamber. He was a tireless and generous
community leader, Rosen said.
Previous award recipients include
Louise and Bob Gabriel, Jean McNeil POWELL
Wyner, Iao Katagiri, Bob Sullivan, Kristina
Andresen, Richard Lawrence, John Bohn and Tom Larmore.
“I’m truly grateful to be honored with the Roy E. Naylor award from the Santa Monica
Chamber. His commitment to community and family is precisely the same long term
objectives I’ve had for Pacific Park and the pier,” said Powell. “We will continue to focus
on the community and entice to the pier and provide a memorable experience in a safe
and fun environment.”
The 2-acre amusement park features 12 rides, 18 games and an oceanfront food plaza,
drawing more than 4 million visitors annually, Powell said. It is Santa Monica’s largest
youth employer and one of the city’s largest tax contributors.
Last year the park donated $20,000 to the struggling Twilight Dance Series, which
helped the 26-year-old seasonal concert series stay afloat. In addition, the park has
given more than $65,000 to the Special Olympics of Southern California and has formed
a strong partnership with the organization.
In 2004, Pacific Park created PALpalooza, an annual charity event to assist the Police
Activities League in raising money to maintain or develop programs at their facility.
The chamber on Thursday also installed its 2011-12 board of directors, with Santa
Monica Ford owner Ron Davis as chairman.

Samohi’s Cannon wins presidential honor

KH

BY DANIEL ARCHULETA
Managing Editor

SAMOHI Imagine local fitness guru Kermit
Cannon’s surprise when he opened his mail
one day to find a presidential award.
That was the scene last week when Santa
Monica High School’s physical activities specialist and fitness company owner went to
his mail box and found the President’s
Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition’s
Community Leadership Award.
“I had no idea that I was even nominated,” Cannon said of the award that was given
to just 38 people this year. “It’s an amazing
honor to receive it.”
The council honored Cannon for his
work with hundreds of youth, teaching them
the finer points of healthy living both
through his work at Samohi and his own
company, Youth Sports Training.
“It is our pleasure to present this award to
Kermit Cannon,” said Shellie Pfohl, executive director of the council. “Physical activity and good nutrition are important components of living a healthy lifestyle, and we are
pleased to recognize individuals like Kermit
Cannon who are committed to making a difference and positively influencing the health
of their communities.”
He was also recognized for his tutelage of
250 kids in Child Development Services and
over 100 with the Santa Monica Police
Department’s Police Activities League.

“For the past three years Kermit and
Youth Sports Training have had a tremendous impact on youth in our city, engaging
them in fitness routines that are fun and
interactive,” said Karen Humphrey, a city of
Santa Monica program supervisor. “The kids
have so much fun that they don’t realize they
are actually exercising.”

“I HAD NO IDEA
THAT I WAS
EVEN NOMINATED.”
Kermit Cannon,
recipient of the President’s
Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition’s
Community Leadership Award

Cannon’s work with local youth runs deep.
He’s been the strength and conditioning coach
for a number of Samohi sports teams during
his 19 years at the school. Most recently, he
worked with the boys’ volleyball team that won
the CIF-Southern Section title last month. He
also trained the girls’ basketball team that won
a regional championship two years ago.
He plans on continuing his work with
those teams and is open to helping any other
squad at the school that needs conditioning.
“I hope to work with as many programs
SEE CANNON PAGE 5

As the voice of Santa Monica, I hope the Daily Press
spreads the word about the shameful event that
occurred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica on
Memorial Day.
What a disgrace! I attended the Memorial Day event
at Woodlawn on May 30 and was very disappointed in
what I saw. Two food trucks! I have been attending this
event for many years, but last year as the first time a
food truck was in attendance, and at least it was parked
sort of out of the way. This year they had two trucks,
and one had to drive over some graves to park. They
parked it next to the people sitting in the chairs. It was
both disrespectful and unbelievable.
The Memorial Day event at Woodlawn Cemetery is
supposed to honor the service men and women who
died for this country. During the keynote address by
Col. Frank W. Simcox, U.S. Air Force, people were lined
up to buy tacos, hot dogs, soda, etc. and paid no attention to the colonel’s words. There was also the continuous annoying sound of the truck’s engine because it
had to remain running, which provided further distraction for the attendees trying to enjoy the program. We
were in a cemetery, not a park. It should have been a
very solemn day (hence the word, memorial), and to
have food trucks in the cemetery distracted everyone
as to the real reason we were there. Are you telling me
that people cannot go without eating for two hours?
Did the one truck selling ice cream “for the kids” really send kids the right message? Or has this event now
been reduced to an appalling effort to make money for
the city?
Shame on City Hall, which sponsored the event, and
shame on Woodlawn for allowing it to happen. Neither
honored our service men and women on Memorial Day.
Instead, they disgraced their memory.

Raymond G. Beers
Los Angeles

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Daniel Archuleta

Q: I H EAR D TH E SANTA M O N I CA

Police Department offers an academy class
for residents of Santa Monica. If so, what
does the class offer, and how do I join?
A: Great question, and yes we do! The
Citizen Police Academy offered by the
SMPD is a tremendous program. This program is offered through our Community
Relations Unit and is designed to provide the
community with an inside look at our practice of local law enforcement.
There are 11 sessions in the program
designed to give participants an overview of
the department and its functions, responsibilities, and operational procedures.
Classes are taught by police officers, police
executives, and highly-specialized civilian
employees of the SMPD. In addition, citizens have the opportunity to interact with
the chief of police and other members of
the department.
Throughout the academy, classes are conducted in a variety of formats which consist of
demonstrations, discussions, lectures and
interactive exercises. The academy is free, and
all class materials are provided to participants.
CLASSES COVER A VARIETY OF TOPICS SUCH AS:

• Criminal investigations
• Evidence gathering
• Driving under the influence
• Community policing
• Gangs
• Narcotics
• Neighborhood resource officers
Activities and demonstrations include:
• Simulated traffic stop
• S.W.A.T Team
• K-9 demonstration
• Defensive tactics
The SMPD offers the academy twice a
year — in the spring and fall. Academy
classes meet one night per week, three hours
per session, for 11 weeks. Most classes are
held at the Public Safety Facility. Graduation
is held on the 12th week of the academy.
Participants who have successfully completed the course receive a certificate of completion and a special memento of the Citizen
Police Academy. All participants are encouraged to invite friends and family to attend
the graduation festivities.
HOW TO APPLY:

You can access the application form on
the web at www.santamonicapd.org. You can
also obtain an application form from the
SMPD Community Relations Unit.
Complete the application and mail to:
Santa Monica Police Department
Community Relations Unit
333 Olympic Dr.
Santa Monica, Calif., 90401
Or, fax to the Community Relations Unit:
(310) 576-1520
An application deadline is set for each
academy session. Call the Community
Relations Unit at (310) 458-8474 for further
information. If you have missed an application deadline, send in your completed application anyway. We will include you on our
next waiting list and contact you for the next
Citizen Police Academy.
Academy participants are selected
through an application process conducted
by the SMPD Community Relations Unit
and approved by the chief of police. Each
Citizen Academy class has a limited enrollment. Candidates for the academy must

meet the following criteria:
• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Live, work, or attend school in Santa
Monica.
• Have no felony convictions.
• Have no pending criminal cases or outstanding warrants for your arrest.
• Be able to attend at least eight of the 11
classes.
• Sign participation waiver forms.
Note: Citizen Police Academy classes are
in no way designed to train participants to
act as law enforcement officers. A criminal
history check will be conducted to verify
information provided by the participant.
Any requirement may be waived or modified upon review and approval of the chief
of police.
Q: I was told by my neighborhood
resource officer that I can access crime information from the SMPD website, but I forgot
how. Can you help?
A: Definitely! You can visit our website at
www.santamonicapd.org and click on the
“Crime Information” tab. There you will
find four additional links:
1. Crime Mapping – information on citywide police activity reported.
2. Bulletins – information on recent
crime activity, wanted suspects, and pending
investigations.
3. Crime Prevention – information, tips,
and suggestions that will help keep you safe
and enable you to assist with crime prevention efforts in your community.
4. Cold Cases – information on past
investigations that could use your help.
For additional information regarding
recent or daily activity you can go the
“Community Information” tab and click on
“Daily Reports.” There you will find a “Calls
for Service” list and an “Arrest Report” list
for every day. The Calls for Service report
lists all the calls the Santa Monica Police
Department received and entered into the
Computer Aided Dispatch system during
the 24-hour period specified (from midnight to midnight). The Calls For Service
report lists (in order from left to right) the
time each call was received, the time the call
was completed, the incident number, incident type, address, reporting district, beat,
and incident disposition. The Arrest Report
constitutes a list of all arrests entered into
the electronic booking system during the
24-hour period specified (from midnight to
midnight). The Arrest Report lists (in order
from left to right) the date each person was
arrested, the time of the arrest, the incident
number, their name, birth date, race, gender, and charge(s).
You can also subscribe to our community
e-mail alerts by going to the “Programs” tab
and clicking on the “Community E-mail
Subscription Program.” By signing up with
this program, you will receive important
information on crime trends, crime prevention techniques, and Santa Monica Police
Department crime bulletins. To subscribe to
the Santa Monica Police Department’s
Community E-mail Subscription Program,
call (310) 458-8474 or complete the form on
the website.
This column was prepared by NRO ROBERTO
LUCIO - Beat 6 (Montana Avenue to Interstate
10, Centinela Avenue to 20th Street). He can be
reached
at
(424)
200-0686
or
Roberto.lucio@smgov.net.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ST. MONICA
St. Monica Catholic Church this past weekend kicked off a year-long celebration of its
125th anniversary.
This past week, Q-line asked:
Do you have a fond memory of the venerable church?
Here are your responses:
“I MENTION THIS TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE
credit is due. It is my understanding that Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Schwarzenegger were big
financial contributors to the restoration and
retrofitting of the St. Monica Catholic Church
after the January 1994 earthquake, enabling
this magnificent cathedral to remain perpendicular for its 125th anniversary. The bible
teaches us that we will be known by our
deeds. The Schwarzenegger’s contribution
to St. Monica’s was a good deed. Amen.”

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“I AM NOT A MEMBER OF ST. MONICA’S,
and therefore have only stepped foot inside
the place of worship during funerals. While
those occasions were solemn, I was amazed
and comforted by the beauty that is St. Monica
Catholic Church. What a remarkable structure
that Santa Monica is blessed to have. And
more important is the Msgr. Lloyd Torgerson.
His words have brought comfort when it was
desperately needed.”

CANNON
FROM PAGE 3
as I can,” Cannon said. “I’m really excited
about helping [Samohi’s] teams, they are
super athletes.”
In addition to his work with Samohi’s
athletic program, it’s a special project he’s
created at the school that excites him most.
He created the Beast Factory to help kids
who need an extra nudge toward fitness.
Run as a referral program from other physical education classes, Cannon has helped
kids with weight issues slim down and learn
a bit about a healthy lifestyle. He currently is
training a group of seniors who plan to
enlist with the U.S. Marine Corps.
“I feel like I’m helping our country with
these boys when they come to me,” he said.

POT
FROM PAGE 1
The fledgling collective mirrors a nationwide trend as more and more senior citizens
turn to marijuana, legal or not, to ease the
aches and pains of aging. But in Laguna
Woods Village, tucked in the heart of one of
the most conservative and wealthiest counties in California, these ganja-smoking
grandparents have stirred up a heated debate
with their collective, attracting a crackdown
from within the self-governed community.
Under California law, people with a variety of conditions, from migraines to cancer,
can get a medical marijuana card with a doctor’s recommendation and join a pot collective to get what they need. All the members
of Laguna Woods Village’s collective have
medical marijuana cards and are legal users
under state law, but the drug is still banned
under federal law.
Lonnie Painter, the collective’s president
and perhaps most activist member, worries
daily about his high-profile position within
the tiny community of pot users. The 65year-old grandfather supplements regular
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He teaches the approximately 30 kids in
the program about nutrition and getting
enough sleep. Aside from the education,
Cannon isn’t afraid to get after it with his
pupils. He works them out five times a week
all year long with the hope that something
clicks in their minds.
“I just want to change how they look at
eating and getting in shape,” he said.
That experience has culminated in
Cannon’s first foray into publishing. He’s
penned “The Beast Factory” to further his
fitness philosophy when it comes to youth.
It includes over 75 workouts from over
the years and advances his drive to make
kids take fitness seriously.
“It will be one of the only fitness books
for youth on the market,” he said.

collective applications on a desk in the living
room, just a few feet from the Lego bricks his
7-year-old grandson plays with on his frequent visits.
“We’ve got people who don’t like it here,
they don’t like marijuana and they still have
that ‘communism’ and ‘perversion’ and
‘killer weed’ attitude,” said Painter, who has
shoulder-length gray hair, a white goatee and
wears several gold necklaces.
In the first two years of the collective’s
life, Painter and other members have had
more trouble from their fellow residents
than from the government.
When things first got under way, Painter and
three others were growing about two dozen
plants with names like Super Silver Haze in the
Laguna Woods Village community garden.
But the Golden Rain Foundation, the allvolunteer board that governs the community, cracked down and prohibited the cultivation of marijuana on all Laguna Woods
Village property. The vote followed the
report of the theft of two marijuana plants,
tangerines and a rake and shovel from the
community garden, according to meeting
minutes of the Community Activities
Committee’s Garden Center Advisory
SEE OLD FOLKS PAGE 11

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Dried meats that make you feel at ease
I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT SANTA

Monica Place’s The Market, which opened last
month, is, in large part, just another high-end
food court, competing with the other food
court on the same level (that I love). I had
hoped that it would be a real market, with
high-end products to take home. But then I
ran into Piero Selvaggio, the
owner of Valentino restaurant, and he showed me his
new Salumeria. And I fell in
love.
I had already seen a few
interesting spots in The
Market. The chocolate chip
cookies are as good as I’ve
ever had. And another nice
chocolate lady, Christine
Hanson, was offering samples of incredibly delicious
fudge, some with orangegrand marnier flavor, some with coffee flavor
— all wonderful. And I had a very good beef
wrap in one of the food stalls that I think
shouldn’t be there.
And the wine store was a disappointment
— the same old wines, and no real wine person there to discuss wines and reminisce
about past meals and bottles.
But the Salumeria makes it all worthwhile. There may not be such a wonderful
selection of dried meats anywhere else in Los
Angeles. The prosciutto, thinly sliced to perfection, had just the right amount of saltiness and rich meat flavor. The roast pork was
a completely different but equally delicious

flavor. And a nice feature is that you can buy
little plates of assorted meats, with a small
bun, and have a great lunch right there.
Genuine authentic Guanciale, the strong
flavored unsmoked Italian cured meat from
pork cheeks, is wonderful to add to pasta
dishes. And the dried salamis and bolognas
come in a number of different preparations, some
spicy, some with just that
wonderful fatty taste on the
tongue.
In addition to the great
selection of salamis, there is
a cheese counter also giving
out samples, and this is
where I will be buying my
cheese from now on. The
blue
cheddar
from
Dorchester was fresh and
strong flavored. The selection was incredible; the service fast and
friendly.
There are about 50 kinds of cured meat
products, and 50 different cheeses available.
And they make little sandwiches, such as the
“Calabrese” with spicy salami, tomato, mozzarella cheese, pesto sauce, arugula and basil
— just to describe one of the six available.
What a find!
MERV HECHT, the food and wine critic for the
Santa Monica Daily Press, is a wine buyer and
consultant to a number of national and international food and wine companies. He can be
reached at mervynhecht@yahoo.com.

Satisfy Dad’s sloppy side this Father’s Day
BY J.M. HIRSCH
AP Food Editor

Could there be a more perfect Father’s
Day meal than a sloppy Joe sandwich?
I mean, even the name is manly. And
messy. And there’s an added benefit, too.
Sloppy Joes are likely to be enjoyed by everyone in the family, especially the kids. Because
Father’s Day isn’t about being a guy; it’s
about being a dad.
I started with an intensely flavored sloppy
Joe base rich in tomatoes, beef and pig prodSloppy Joe sandwiches

ucts. I like prosciutto because it has all the
deep, savory flavors of bacon, but with less
fat. If you’d rather use bacon, go for it. But I
suggest cooking it separately and pouring off
the excess fat before adding it to this recipe.
The Joes then get spooned onto toasted
bulkie rolls, then topped with provolone
cheese and tossed under the broiler for a
minute or so. The result is a beefy sandwich
that will leave Dad satisfied.
If you’re wondering about the sodium, it’s
from the prosciutto, ketchup and Parmesan.
Reduce those to cut the sodium.

In a large saucepan over medium-high, combine the
olive oil, garlic, onion, paprika, basil and oregano.

Saute until the onion is tender and seasonings are
fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the ground beef and
prosciutto. Saute until the beef is cooked through
and the prosciutto begins to brown, about 8 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, ketchup and vinegar and
bring to a simmer. Stir in the Parmesan, then season
with salt and pepper. Set the oven to broil. Arrange
the bottom halves of the rolls on a baking sheet,
then spoon some of the sloppy Joe mixture onto
each. Top each with a slice of provolone, then broil
just until the cheese starts to melt. Top with the
other halves of the rolls. Nutrition information per
serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole
number): 571 calories; 215 calories from fat (37 percent of total calories); 24 g fat (10 g saturated; 0 g
trans fats); 106 mg cholesterol; 45 g carbohydrate;
48 g protein; 2 g fiber; 2,312 mg sodium.

THIRD STREET At Michael’s the magic word
isn’t “please.” It’s “burrata.”
The restaurant that pioneered fresh, seasonal California cuisine is offering its customers a complimentary farm-to-table bar
bite of their choice with the purchase of
mixologist Jason Robey’s farm-to-glass signature cocktails. All you have to do is say
“burrata” while chilling in the revamped
bar/lounge.
The happy hour special is offered Fridays
and Saturdays from 6 p.m. to close during
the month of June.
Cocktails feature fresh fruit juices, vegetables and herbs, along with clean spirits and
even some applewood-smoked bacon.
Combine those flavors with some thyme frites
or duck confit with pickled chili slaw or a nice
tuna poke with apple, jalapeño and some ginger-soy and you’ve got a flavor explosion.
Robey, formerly of Death & Co.’s Bar &
Kitchen in Downtown Los Angeles’ O Hotel,
uses seasonal herbs and fruits grown on the
restaurant’s new rooftop garden, along with
produce from the Santa Monica Farmers’
Market.
Drinks range in price from $12 to $16.
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Zengo is quickly becoming one of my
favorite restaurants for its daring menu,
which fuses Latin flavors with Asian cuisine.
I’m a sucker for the chicken wings, fried
until crisp and dripping with tangy heat that
awakens the taste buds. And don’t get me
started on the charred tuna wonton tacos; so
light and refreshing thanks to the guacamole
and mango salsa, while the wonton shell
brings a nice crunch.
Now the Santa Monica Place eatery has
introduced a new tasting menu highlighting,
of all things, sugarcane. Guests can enjoy
dishes like scallop Tiradito paired with
prickly pear Caipirinha (Brazil’s national
cocktail made with cachaca sugar cane rum),
and grilled flank steak lettuce wrapped with
Oronoco Rom rum from Brazil.
The menu is available through June and is
$35 per person, and $55 paired with spirits.

Sunday brunch, you always leave satisfied and
full. The service is friendly, the atmosphere
unpretentious and the food is delicious,
reminding you of the dishes your mom used
to make growing up, but only fresher and with
a little more flavor (sorry mom, but you still
make a great meatloaf). My favorite is the
hearty breakfast burrito, but I know others are
down with the turkey pesto wrap. I don’t get
much time to have lunch, so I mainly stop by
for breakfast on weekends when I can relax
and read the paper.
The restaurant was recently renovated
and has a look as fresh as their ingredients
that pays homage to Santa Monica’s past
with custom crafted wooden Pullmans
inspired by lifeguard stations that populated
local beaches in the 1930s and ‘40s. There’s
also a wallpaper mural created from a 1938
photograph of Santa Monica lifeguards paddle-boarding. Buster Crabbe, a Santa
Monica lifeguard and Olympic gold medalist (later of “Flash Gordon” fame) is featured. The outside has the feel of vintage
bungalow from the Arts & Crafts movement.
In addition to the remodel, Chef Fanali
has introduced a family-style supper menu
on Sundays that includes homemade
spaghetti and meatballs (veal, pork, beef),
and a nice baby spinach salad with grape
tomatoes, shaved parmesan Reggiano with
Meyer lemon vinaigrette.
The restaurant does feel like family, and
that’s because it’s owned by one. Mark Verge
of Westside Rentals fame runs the joint along
with Fanali. Verge can be found at the cafe
daily chowing down along with his kids, parents and childhood friends. It’s one of those
great local spots that make you feel at home.
For more info go to www.theopcafe.com.

RENTS
FROM PAGE 1
rent, which falls into the 85th percentile of rent-controlled
rates, according to the staff report.
The rent adjustment represented a major jump from last
year’s increase of 2 percent, because the Rent Control Board was
forced to change its formula to include additional taxes — like
business license fees and certain city and county assessments —
that hadn’t been the responsibility of tenants in the past.
That change came as the result of an April settlement
agreement with the Santa Monica-based Action Apartment
Association, which sued the Rent Control Board claiming
that the old formula didn’t accurately reflect the real costs of
renting out an apartment, and prevented landlords from getting a fair return on their investment.
At the meeting, the board’s general counsel, Michaelyn
Jones, told board members that staff felt it had been “wiser
to settle because we didn’t think we could win.”
To incorporate the settlement,staff crafted an additional section
for a pie chart,which is used to show where each dollar of rent goes.

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Each slice of the pie represents a different cost, be it the
landlord’s cash flow — by far the biggest component at 34
percent — or debt service for the building, the second highest cost at 15 percent.
Seifel Consulting, an outside firm, conducted a tax-related study to determine how much the assessments added to
the cost of a single unit.
The result was approximately $7, said Administrator
Tracy Condon.
Despite the increase, neither landlords nor tenants
walked away from Thursday’s meeting satisfied.
The 3.2 percent figure represented middle ground
between two other options crafted by staff — a 3.5 percent
increase that was presented at the board’s May 12 meeting
and a 2.6 percent increase with an additional $7 flat fee to
cover the estimated cost of the additional component factored into the rent increase.
Alternative one, the 3.5 percent increase, reflected the
change in costs for all components, the majority of which
went up over the last year with the exception of property
taxes and water consumption.
It also included the new assessment component.

Alternative two, the 3.2 percent increase, adjusted the
landlords’ cashflow component of the “pie” by 75 percent of
the Consumer Price Index, or CPI.
The third choice adjusted the rent as in the originally proposed 3.5 percent increase, but added in the assessments as a
$7 flat fee per unit.
“It’s not dependent on rent,” Condon said. “We felt the $7
would fairly compensate for the assessments.”
Property owners roundly disagreed with alternatives two
and three, arguing that the rising costs of being a landlord,
including a 31 percent jump in fees charged by fire inspectors alone, were hardly covered by the proposed increases.
“The ink is hardly dry on the lawsuit,” said Wes Wellman,
president of the Action Apartment Association.“I hope part of
your value system is to honor an agreement just weeks old.”
On top of that, some argued that landlords couldn’t raise
the rents on their market rate apartments even if they wanted to, for fear of chasing away valuable tenants.
Instead, the costs would be levied only on people with abnormally low rents, and much of the expenses wouldn’t be recouped.
Landlords do have the flexibility to increase rent on some
tenants but not others, confirmed Stephen Lewis, public
information manager for the Rent Control Board. Some said
that flexibility amounted to discrimination and harassment
of long-term tenants paying below market rate rent.
Many tenants spoke out against the increases, including
City Councilmember Kevin McKeown, who has lived in a
rent-controlled apartment in Santa Monica since 1976.
He urged commissioners to resist increases on lowincome tenants during these rough economic times.
“This is a city that acts not just on facts, harangues and opinions, but on compassion and community values,”McKeown said.
Other tenants that spoke at the meeting raised the point
that many are on fixed-income, or live solely on Social Security.
“A rent raise of any amount will cut into their food
money and money needed for medical supplies,” wrote Ellen
Brennan, of Santa Monica, in a letter to the board. “They
need help to stay in their apartments. Please keep this in
mind as you debate next year’s rent raise.”
When it came time for commissioners to debate the
increase, it seemed clear they felt they were put between a
rock and a hard place.
“I don’t want to make my decision based on a few hard
cases on either side of the divide,” said Commissioner
William Winslow.
Several seemed to lean toward the third alternative, but
worried that the flat $7 fee for assessments could be a regressive tax that impacted lower-income tenants unfairly.
Eventually, Commissioner Marilyn Korade-Wilson
moved the second option of the 3.2 percent increase, with
the $52 ceiling in a second vote.
Flora resisted even the middle option, however.
“I don’t like feeling like I have a gun to my head,” Flora said.
The new rent increases can take effect Sept. 1, 2011.
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VILLAGE
FROM PAGE 1
the thought was less to the colors, and more
to the materials used in the design, which
will age gracefully with the building.
Site C is separated from A and B, next to
an existing four-story office building. It has
only 93 condominiums in its 10 stories.
“With 1733 Ocean Ave. on one side and
the Viceroy Hotel on the other, in terms of
scale and transition, we saw an opportunity for a different approach on materiality,” Ruble said. “What we were drawn to is
a set of natural materials that will age. It
wasn’t color choices so much as material
choices.”
On the C site, the retail component has
an even stronger presence, 17 feet floor-tofloor rather than 15 feet on site A.
Above the retail, residential elements like
balconies and windows will have a mediumsized look, Ruble said, with large open spaces
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Site B, designed by Koning Eizenberg
Architecture, is home to all 160 affordable
housing units in the project, including 10
loft-style artist live-work units, which are
located on the ground floor facing Ocean
Avenue and the “Living Street,” a public
open space that connects sites A and B.
The buildings with artists units have dark
vertical metal panels on the upper floors that
contrast with the stone seen on higher levels.
Site B’s design also comes with solar panels,
to improve the projects eco-footprint.
Two of site B’s three buildings measure
five and six stories in height, while the smallest of the three goes up only four stories,
according to the staff report.
The differences in height create a “step
down” effect, and let more light onto the
walkway below.
Living quarters are arranged around a
series of courtyard gardens and activity
spaces for residents and guests.
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Part of the goal of the design was to make a place that was
both a residential community and a vibrant public space
that connected to the nearby Palisades Garden Walk, said
Pooja Bhagat, project manager with MYR.
“It’s a very interesting urban fabric and public open space
that everyone can go through and becomes a public open
space,” Bhagat said.
Board members complimented the two groups on their
use of a variety of materials that kept the buildings engaging
without letting them get garish.
“To have this much visual variety is what makes it successful in my mind,” said Board member Lynn Robb.
Chair Michael Folonis, an architect, praised Koning
Eizenberg for its work on the affordable housing units.
“People think it’s a step below the way it looks for market
rate,” he said. “This is clearly not the condition in this situa-

OLD FOLKS
FROM PAGE 5
Group.
The foundation, which maintains the 3-square-mile
community’s 153 acres of golf courses, seven clubhouses and
other amenities, adopted the policy late last year after a
lengthy legal review.
“We thought that it was not proper. It sets a precedent. Our
gardens are for flowers and vegetables, and that’s all, and it’s been
that way since 1964 or 1965 when this was started,” said Howard
Feichtmann, who was chairman of the Garden Advisory Group.
Those with medical marijuana cards can still grow the state
limit of six mature plants per person in their private residences.
Susan Margolis, who sat on the Garden Center Advisory
Group, said the debate has divided people along generational lines in a community where the average age is 78 but
new residents can move in at 55. She estimated that up to 10
of her younger neighbors take medical pot for ailments but
said many older residents are fiercely opposed.
“This did stir up a lot of feelings,” said Margolis, 67, who
said those opposed the public pot plots had valid safety concerns. “There are a lot of people that have never used marijuana and there are younger people who have used marijuana who say, ‘Come on now, this is just ridiculous.’”
After the vote, the collective had to rip its plants out and
has struggled to produce the pot it needs for its members.
At first, the senior citizens tried to run their own grow site
by creating a greenhouse in a rented facility off-site, but they
lost thousands of dollars of crop when someone plugged a
grow light into the wrong outlet, giving the plants 24 hours
of light a day during the critical flowering period instead of
12 hours. Then, they gave seedlings to a grower operating a
greenhouse in Los Angeles, but that ended just as badly: The
place was busted by police, and all the plants were confiscated and destroyed.
Now, a fellow Laguna Woods Village resident and collective member recently started growing for the group in two
off-site greenhouses whose location Painter and others
declined to provide. The all-organic supply is distributed to
members on a sliding scale, from $35 an ounce to about $200
an ounce based on ability to pay and need. Many members
also grow their legal limit on private patios or in space-age
looking indoor tents designed to coddle the growing weed.
Schwartz, who signed up as an Army linguist in World
War II, is among those who grow in their private homes. He
is currently nursing along six seedlings that sprout from a
large tub on his patio, where he enjoys summertime meals
with family and friends.
“I’m not very good at it, but it grows nicely,” said
Schwartz, who is also recovering from a mild stroke. “Look,
whether it’s a legal thing or not a legal thing, it helps you. I
am 90 years old and I don’t mind talking about it.”

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placed in the affordable housing.”
Folonis admitted that while the condominium building
on site C hadn’t impressed him originally, he embraced the
project as presented.
“There’s an incredible amount of articulation,” he said.
“The material change, color change, all sorts of things going
on with that particular elevation.”
The board voted unanimously to approve the design,
excluding the landscaping, which board members felt they
had not had time to adequately explore.
That came as a relief to Bhagat, who has been living and
breathing the project since 2004, when MYR first put in its
opening letter of interest.
“We’re so excited that it’s going to break ground and
move forward,” Bhagat said. “We take a lot of pride in where
we live. We’re happy to not only live in Santa Monica, but to
be contributing to the urban facade.”

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close California’s $9.6 billion budget deficit but approved a bill that would allow local
communities to more easily go to the voters for tax increases.
The Senate voted 22-15 along party lines Friday for the so-called “bridge tax,” which
would have continued for one year increases in the sales and vehicle taxes enacted in
2009. The measure fell five votes short of the two-thirds majority needed.
The higher tax rates will expire June 30 unless they are renewed.
Democrats want a one-year renewal to give school districts certainty over their funding. Gov. Jerry Brown wants lawmakers to call a special election in September so voters
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This Regulation, as set forth below, will become effective by promulgation the day after publication in the
newspaper.

BY BECKY BOHRER

3033. General Adjustment Number 34
(a) Amount of General Adjustment
(1) Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Spaces
Commencing on September 1, 2011, landlords of controlled units and mobile home spaces may
increase maximum allowable rents by 3.2%, except as provided in subsection (c) below.
(2) Controlled Units Other Than Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Spaces
Commencing on September 1, 2011, landlords of controlled units other than mobile homes and mobile
home spaces may increase maximum allowable rents by 3.2%, but no more than $52, except as provided in subsection (c) below.
(b) Definition of Maximum Allowable Rent
For purposes of this section, the maximum allowable rent is the lawful rent in effect on August 1, 2011.
This is composed of the rent level certified pursuant to Regulation 13005 (which represents the base rent
ceiling, as defined by Section 1804 of the Rent Control Law, plus any individual or general adjustments
authorized prior to the date of certification) plus any subsequent increases otherwise authorized by law and/or
any subsequent general adjustments not precluded by a final Board decision or addendum unless:
(1) The Board has rendered a decision in a base rent petition, a threshold rent petition, an individual
adjustment petition or addendum after certification. In such a case the maximum allowable rent is the
rent established by such decision or addendum, plus any subsequent increases otherwise authorized by
law and/or any subsequent general adjustments not precluded by a final Board decision or addendum; or
(2) For tenancies commencing October 1, 1995 through December 31, 1998 for which a vacancy rent
increase has been lawfully established pursuant to Section 1954.50 et seq. of the Civil Code, the maximum allowable rent is the new maximum allowable rent established after vacancy plus any individual
rent adjustments established in any subsequent Board decisions or addenda and/or general adjustments not precluded by a Board decision or addendum.
(3) For tenancies commencing on or after January 1, 1999, for which a vacancy increase has been lawfully established under Civil Code Section 1954.50 et seq., the maximum allowable rent is the new base
rent after vacancy plus any individual rent adjustments established in any subsequent Board decisions
or addenda and/or subsequent general adjustments to which the unit is entitled under this chapter.
(4) For condominium units which have not been separately sold and which are rented by tenants whose
tenancies commenced between January 1, 1996 and May 7, 2001, the maximum allowable rent is the
lawful rent in effect on May 7, 2001, plus applicable general adjustments as set forth in regulation
3302(c) and subsequent general adjustment regulations.
The registration fee pass-through set forth in Chapter 11 or any other surcharges permitted by law as
set forth in Regulation 3100 et seq. shall not be considered part of the maximum allowable rent.

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(c) Restrictions on Landlord's Entitlement to General Adjustment
A landlord shall not increase rents or serve a notice attempting to increase rents if any of the following circumstances exist:
(1) The unit’s tenancy commenced on or after September 1, 2010, and a new base rent after vacancy
was lawfully established for the unit.
(2) The unit received a rent increase pursuant to regulation 3304 based upon a decision issued on or
after September 1, 2010.
(3) The unit’s first rental since the adoption of the Rent Control Law commenced on or after September
1, 2010, and the unit’s base rent was therefore established on or after September 1, 2010.
(4) The landlord is not in compliance with any provision of the Santa Monica Rent Control Charter
Amendment or regulations promulgated thereunder.
(5) The landlord has not properly registered the rental unit for which the rent increase is sought.
(6) The landlord has failed to pay in full all outstanding registration fees and penalties which have not
otherwise been barred by the statute of limitations.
(7) The landlord has failed to correct conditions specified in a citation or notice of violation of health,
safety or housing laws existing at the subject property with respect to any unit or the common areas of
the building.
(d) Notice Requirements
(1) In order to increase rents pursuant to this section, a landlord must give notice as required by
California Civil Code section 827. A landlord may serve a notice of the general adjustment rent increase
on or after July 1, 2011.
(2) No landlord shall increase rent unless the notice contains the following form language: "The undersigned (landlord) certifies that this unit and the common areas are not subject to any uncorrected citation
or notices of violation of any state or local housing, health, or safety laws issued by any government official or agency." If a landlord fails to comply with this subsection, the tenant may refuse to pay the improperly noticed increase, may seek administrative or civil remedies under the Rent Control Law, and may raise
the landlord's noncompliance as an affirmative defense in any resulting unlawful detainer action.
(e) Any rent increase notice served in violation of any provisions of this regulation shall be ineffective
to increase maximum allowable rents pursuant to this section.
[3033 Adopted 06/09/2011]
A complete copy of this regulation is available at the Rent Control office, 1685 Main Street, Room 202,
(310) 458-8751 or on the website: www.smgov.net/rentcontrol

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released thousands of pages of Sarah Palin’s emails, giving a glimpse of her time as governor,
her struggles in dealing with gossip about her
family and her rise to national prominence as
the GOP vice presidential nominee.
Reporters and photographers crowded into a
small office to pick up the six boxes of e-mails —
24,199 pages and weighing 250 pounds. Some
carried the boxes down the stairs and others,
wheeling them on dollies,scrambled to be the first
ones to reach elevators.
Her supporters encouraged everyone to read
the messages.
“The thousands upon thousands of e-mails
released today show a very engaged Gov. Sarah
Palin being the CEO of her state,” said Tim
Crawford, the treasurer of her political action
committee, Sarah PAC.
Palin has been placing in the top tier of potential presidential candidates in polls of Republican
voters. She has said she has not yet decided
whether she will enter the 2012 race.
The e-mails were first requested during the
2008 White House race by citizens and news
organizations, including The Associated Press, as
they vetted a nominee whose political experience
included less than one term as governor and a
term as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
The nearly three-year delay has been attributed largely to the sheer volume of the release.
Lawyers went through every page to redact sensitive government information. Another reason
was the nearly 500 open records requests during Palin’s time in office, and state records offi-

cers being told to deal with smaller, easier ones
first.
The e-mails cover the period from the time
she took office in December 2006 to her ascension to vice presidential nominee in September
2008.
In the months before she was named the nominee, Palin’s e-mails showed a governor dealing
with complaints, rumors and gossip about her
family. In several, she asked about the identity of
someone who alleged that she had not buckled her
son, Trig, properly into his car seat.
In another, she lamented about gossip about
her family and marriage. Palin and her daughter, Bristol, appeared to be traveling in a car, and
Bristol e-mailed a Palin staffer in July: “Mom
and I were just praying about the hurt and
anger that comes with her job. Thank you for
your faith in God.
“We share it and we love you!” Bristol wrote,
from her mother’s personal e-mail account.
On Sept. 15, 2008, Palin responded to a host
of news media questions presented to her by
her gubernatorial spokesman. Among them
were one about a tanning bed at the governor’s
mansion in Juneau and whether it was her
“belief that dinosaurs and humans co-existed
at one time?”
Alaska is releasing the thousands of emails
in paper form only in Alaska’s capital city,
accessible by only air or water. Reporters from
several news organizations arrived in Juneau
and made various plans to disseminate the
emails to the public.
Palin told Fox News Sunday that she was
unfazed by the release of e-mails, saying there
are no more rocks that could be turned over
about her life or time as governor.

Please take notice that the Santa Monica Rent Control Board adopted Regulation 3033 General Adjustment
Number 34 at its regular meeting of June 9, 2011.

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LEGAL GRIND

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Highs and Lows of the Criminal
Justice System – Drug Offenses
O

ne of my clients recently commented to me that
she was very thankful that our criminal justice system afforded her an opportunity to help her kick her
nasty drug habit. Her comments got me thinking about
how often the criminal justice system is denigrated and
maligned by a large majority of the population (and a
large majority of those who go through the system) for
the inability to rehabilitate and treat offenders in order
to prevent a reoccurrence or repeat offense. Despite
this widely held sentiment, there is a much better track
record of success when it comes to the system’s
approach to drug offenses. California law makers and
prosecutorial agencies decided long ago that it is far better to treat drug offenders than to punish them.This is a
precarious and often delicate relationship because
while no one wants to condone drug use, virtually
everyone realizes that harsh punishments more often
than not simply breed recidivism.This article will focus
on two ways to combat drug use through the criminal
justice system: DEJ and Prop 36.
California’s drug laws maintain a close relationship
with the electorate of California.That is to say that as
popular feelings and opinions on drugs softens, so too
do the laws criminalizing drug possession. For example,
California Penal Code Section 1000, more commonly
known as DEJ (Deferred Entry of Judgment), and the
passage of Proposition 36, reflects California citizens’
collective sentiment that drug offenders should be
given every available option to seek treatment and stop
using drugs before a court imposes jail or prison.
DEJ is covered by Penal Code Section 1000 and
applies to cases where a person is caught in possession
of a controlled substance, smoking device, or even alcohol.The basic principle behind DEJ is that is an offender
in possession of a controlled substance (i.e. cocaine,
methamphetamine, ecstasy or a pipe, etc.) may enter a
guilty plea, stay clean, take drug treatment classes, and
then have the guilty plea withdrawn and the case dismissed after an 18 month period. Note that even if the
underlying offense is dismissed some employers and
licensing agencies may still pursue administrative action.
DEJ only applies to cases where the controlled substance is for personal use (meaning not a sales case) and
where the offender is first determined to be eligible.
Moreover, if an offender violates DEJ and defies a court’s
orders the judge may enter the guilty plea and sentence
the offender accordingly.
In order to be found eligible for the DEJ program it must be demonstrated that: 1)
There are no prior convictions for any
offense involving controlled substances, 2)
The offense charged did not involve a
crime of violence or threatened violence,
3) There is no evidence of a violation
relating to narcotics or restricted dangerous drugs, 4) The defendant's has not previously violated probation or parole, 5) The
defendant has not been placed on DEJ within

5 years of the offense date, and 6) The defendant has no
prior felony conviction within five years. If all of these
requirements are satisfied, then a person is eligible for
DEJ and has the opportunity to earn a dismissal.
Similar to DEJ, Proposition 36 was passed by
California voters in November 2000 as a legislative
means to allow drug offenders to receive probation
with treatment rather than incarceration. For practical
purposes, Prop. 36 is a secondary option to get addicts
and users treatment when DEJ and/or other programs
have failed to get people the help that they so desperately need.A user is ineligable for probation under
Prop. 36 if they have a prior felony “strike” within five
years, if in the same case they have been convicted of
a non-drug related felony or misdemeanor, if they were
in possession of a firearm while under the influence,
and/or if they have twice failed Prop. 36 or continuously refuses treatment.
A person sentenced to Prop. 36 will complete drug
treatment classes, counseling, and whatever other
courses are deemed appropriate by the court.The
offender will also submit to urine or blood testing as
well. Upon successful completion of the Prop. 36 program the case is not automatically dismissed as is the
case with DEJ; however, one can petition to the court
to dismiss the action with a showing that they have
successfully completed the program and gone above
and beyond what was required.
The DEJ and Prop. 36 programs can work wonders
for drug users and offenders. It is often quite refreshing
to see someone enter the program as a downtrodden,
distraught, and disheveled drug addict and exit the program clean, sober, and enlightened about the many dangers of drug use. I will never forget the look of happiness, joy and relief that filled my client’s face when the
judge congratulated her on her progress and then dismissed her case.There was applause from the small
audience in the courtroom, and my client felt as though
she had accomplished something positive rather than
felt the shame of having committed a crime. It was
refreshing to both of us that the criminal justice system
actually helped and truly served the interests of justice.
If you or anyone you know has been arrested
for a drug related offense or any other misdemeanor or felony offense contact criminal defense
attorney and former prosecutor Jacob Glucksman
through The Legal Grind immediately to preserve your rights!

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THIS COLUMN WAS PREPARED BY JACOB
GLUCKSMAN, A CRIMINAL DEFENSE
ATTORNEY. HE CAN
BE REACHED THROUGH THE
LEGAL GRIND AT 310-452-8160 OR
REFERRAL@LEGALGRIND.COM
Disclaimer: this article does not constitute
legal advice and does not create an attorney
client relationship.

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Dogs of C-Kennel

By Mick and Mason Mastroianni

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Don’t complicate things tonight, Leo
ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

★★★★ You might notice that when you initi-

★★★★ Don't push so hard to accomplish cer-

ate, the end results are not as strong as when
someone comes to you. Though you are not
inclined to play the waiting game, it might
serve you. Listen to feedback from a close
friend. Tonight: Make it special.

tain key desires. How you handle a personal
matter could color your weekend. If possible,
avoid upset on either side. You might be a bit
confused by someone in your life. Tonight: Let
yourself enjoy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

★★★★★ Clear out a project in the earlier part

★★ Whatever you are doing is putting an ear-

of the day. You will feel much better as a result
and more willing to let go and relate. Others
seem to want to make that extra effort to
please you. Join a pal for a movie. Tonight: Toss
yourself into the social whirl.

to-ear smile on your face. When you decide to
go out and about later in the day, somehow
others will be renewed and energized by you.
You act like a magnet. You were missed!
Tonight: Just let events unfold.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

★★★★★ You remain very playful and direct.

★★★★ Get together with friends early in the
day. Before you know it, you'll be in the mood
for some quality one-on-one time. Be smart
and plan time for everyone. Romance could
take an extremely romantic turn. Tonight: Not
to be found.

feel the need to complete a project. Losing your
temper over a grievance won't serve you. What
would be smart is to decide to share your hurt
feelings before you develop resentment and
anger. Tonight: Let the fun and games begin.

★★★★ You could be overwhelmed by everything

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

★★★ Clear out errands first, then make plans.
It is quite possible that by the time you would
be ready to go out, you would prefer to stay
home. Honor your limits and energy. In the long
run, what you are doing is smart. Tonight: Don't
make anything more complicated than need be.

★★★★ You might want to hear more from or
about someone at a distance. You rarely have
time for this person, and he or she misses you.
Don't forget a special event, where others
depend on you being there. Tonight: Could go
till the wee hours.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

★★★ Handle bills and errands before you start

★★★★★ Listen to a friend or loved one who
often presents a different point of view. You
know that this person is always resourceful and
helps you find some middle ground. Make time
for a leisurely lunch. Tonight: Feed your mind
and imagination.

making the most of your free time. Plan a late
afternoon get-together with friends. Once you
get started, you could go till the wee hours. You
need this stress-buster. Tonight: Catch up on
others' news.

Happy birthday

that is on your plate. You might feel tired and as if
there are no more choices. Question what is necessary. Free yourself up for a fun few days as soon
as possible. Tonight: You are the party.

This year, call on your creativity with children and romance.
You will enjoy yourself more, as will those around you. Funnel
some of this fun imagination into your daily life. If you are
bored, do whatever you need to do in order to revitalize your days. You could change the hours you work
and create a new feeling. If you are single, your appeal is high. Many want to be your sweetie. The real question is who you want. If you are attached, share your need for more excitement with your significant other.
Together you can revitalize your daily life. SCORPIO always adds a practical element to your life.

Strange Brew

By John Deering

Speed Bump

By Dave Coverly

Puzzles & Stuff
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Sudoku

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Jackpot: $33M

Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can
appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic
and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty
level ranges from ★ (easiest) to ★★★★★ (hardest).

There are many strategies to solving
Sudoku. One way to begin is to
examine each 3x3 grid and figure
out which numbers are missing.
Then, based on the other numbers in
the row and column of each blank
cell, find which of the missing numbers will work. Eliminating numbers
will eventually lead you to the
answer.

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– Arithmo Crossmath –
Reclaim Your Brain
• Insert the given numbers in
the empty squares so when
they are calculated in threes
from left to right and top to
bottom they satisfy the
demands in the shaded boxes
both horizontally and vertically.
• Each empty square dictates the
math operation that must be
performed to meet the demands.
• Remember to multiply or divide
before you add or subtract.
Go to www.zokigames.net for
more fun and challenging
games and links to our
mobile phone apps.

CHUCK

SHEPARD

■ People Who Didn't Think It
Through: (1) Joseph Price, 61, left
the PNC Bank in Okeechobee,
Fla., empty-handed on May 6
despite having passed the teller
a note demanding a "sack full of
cash." However, he hadn't
brought a sack with him, and the
teller said she didn't have one,
either. He was arrested seven
minutes after leaving the bank.
(2) Joseph Brice, 21, of
Clarkston, Wash., was indicted in
May on one count of having manufactured a bomb in 2010. Brice
inadvertently called attention to
himself by ordering his bomb
components under the name of
(Oklahoma
City
bomber)
"Timothy McVeigh."
■ In December, the Catholic
Diocese of Green Bay, Wis.,
announced it had received
approval to designate a site in
Champion, Wis., as the 11th official, Vatican-authorized location
of a Virgin Mary apparition (witnessed by a nun in 1859).
Meanwhile, these recent bootleg
public appearances were reported: Yucca Valley, Calif., in April
(Jesus on the petal of a poppy
plant). Brisbane, Australia, in
March (Jesus on a pie from the
Posh Pizza restaurant). Los
Angeles in February (Jesus on a
rocking chair). Pequabuck,
Conn., in February (Mary in an
ice formation on a neighbor's
roof). Comal County, Texas, just
north of San Antonio, in
December (Mary, "floating" on
the wall of an apartment building). Elwood, Ind., in December
(Jesus on a woman's chest Xray).
■ On Halloween day (1989),
Tallahassee,
Fla.,
K-Mart
employee Jeff Sablom was taking a break in the back of the
store to try on the Batman costume he had planned to wear to
a party that night when a security guard asked for his help to
apprehend a shoplifter. Said
the guard later, "You should
have seen that man's eyes
when he looked back and saw
Batman chasing him." Sablom
recovered four cartons of cigarettes and two videocassettes.

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